| Very Near to You: Human Readings of the Torah Contributor(s): Burg, Avraham (Author), Goldberg, J. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9652295647 ISBN-13: 9789652295644 Publisher: Gefen Books OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222.107 |
| LCCN: 2011045779 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.5" (2.24 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book is new interpretation of the weekly torah reading. It is written from a world view deeply committed to Judaism, which places the responsibility of interpretation and identity on each one of us. The Torah is not in heaven but in the heart and mouth of you and me, to study it and to live by it.Through this book I try to involve the reader in the language of the five books of Moses that has been present in our lives for thousands of years. It's a language which is human, universal, moral, historical and national.My interpretation is one of many and I try to invite the reader or student to argue or to agree, to add or to subtract from my interpretation, or even better to develop their own interpretation and spread it around. |